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jujubinha

Portuguese, noun/ʒu.ʒuˈbĩ.ɲɐ/

jujubinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “toe bean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of jujuba.

What does jujubinha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininediminutive of jujuba

  2. 2

    colloquialfemininetoe bean

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of jujubinha

  • jujubinhas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce jujubinha?

  • Brazil /ʒu.ʒuˈbĩ.ɲɐ/
  • Brazil [ʒu.ʒuˈbĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • Portugal /ʒu.ʒuˈbi.ɲɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is jujubinha in Portuguese?

jujubinha appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).